We are publishing the first in a series of papers on the new deep and special partnership the UK wants to build with the EU.

It is desperately sad to see the ongoing suffering of Venezuela’s 32 million people and how the country has descended into a state of chaos under its far-left socialist regime. More than 100 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces since April, amid shortages of food, medicine and basic provisions. Venezuela’s collapsing economy is seeing inflation of about 800% and the country has one of the highest homicide rates in the world.

Crawley MP Henry Smith has given his support to a new ivory surrender launched by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to help protect elephants from further slaughter for the illegal ivory trade.

Crawley charities and community groups are being urged by the town’s MP, Henry Smith, to apply for a share of a £3 million funding pot. The People’s Postcode Lottery’s Dream Fund is looking for charities to apply for funding to bring their dream project to life.

There are those at home and abroad with political agendas who don’t want the UK to be successful outside of the EU. An example of this was last week when we saw an absurd claim that was given wide publicity, which said that our planes won’t fly after Brexit. Such nonsense distracts from the real issues and while I firmly believe that Brexit will benefit our country in the long-term, I also recognise that there are short-term challenges and issues to be resolved.

Crawley MP Henry Smith has met with colleagues on the All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV & AIDS and has given his support to the Terrence Higgins Trust.

Henry Smith MP has been re-elected by cross-party colleagues from the House of Commons and the House of Lords to continue working as Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Animal Welfare (18th July 2017).

Henry Smith MP has met with health experts to discuss the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Crawley, and has been elected as a Vice Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Heart Disease.

It was very disappointing that at last Wednesday evening’s Full Council meeting of Crawley Borough Council, that Labour Councillors voted to sabotage a Conservative proposal to help address neighbourhood parking problems. Wealthy Crawley Borough Council has had a budget for many years to create additional residential on-street parking provision in streets where this problem is most severe, out of surplus grass verges that would otherwise be being parked on and damaged.

Henry Smith MP has reaffirmed his support to help Cancer Research UK save more lives in Crawley and throughout the country.